Earth Week returns to WBUR CitySpace | April 23-26
You've heard of Earth Day, the annual event marked by more than a billion people every as a day of action to support environmental protection. But have you heard of Earth Week?!? Join CitySpace from April 23-26 for conversations, performances and more focused on celebrating and protecting our planet.
Discover how conservationists are protecting reptile habitats and reintroducing amphibians back into the wild, explore what Hollywood has gotten wrong—and right—about climate change and meet a woman is who working to create space for Black, Latinx and Indigenous farmers and fighting for equity in the food system. Check out the lineup below and get your tickets!
April 23 | 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Reptile and amphibians night with Zoo New England
Did you know that the habitats for our cold-blooded friends including salamanders and turtles are under threat? WBUR climate and environment correspondent Barbara Moran joins Zoo New England's Emilie Wilder, associate director of conservation and engagement, and Matt Kamm, conservation outreach coordinator, to discuss how conservationists and scientists are working to reintroduce rare marbled salamanders and “headstart” turtle hatchlings. The evening will include pictures, video and a live demo of how researchers radio-track turtles. You’ll also get to meet some turtles in person!
April 24 | 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Choose Your Own Disaster II - Adventuring through Hollywood’s attempts to tackle climate change
Due to popular demand, we're hosting a sequel to last year's blockbuster Earth Week event! Hollywood is full of big screen metaphors and cliches about climate change. But IN A WORLD…where we actually need to talk about the issues we’re facing, can disaster movies help? Join Endless Thread co-hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson for a night of absurdity, fun and discussion of what cinema has gotten wrong—and right—about climate change. You will have the power to choose which decisions we make to stop a world-ending climate threat inspired by scenes from our favorite disaster films. Along the way, we’ll also check in with a panel of experts who will help us understand if any of these events could ever happen. Watch a teaser trailer for the event below!
April 26 | 6:30-8:00 p.m.
An evening with Soul Fire Farm founder Leah Penniman
WBUR assistant managing editor for climate and environment Kathleen Masterson sits down with Leah Penniman, founding co-ED and farm director of Soul Fire Farm. Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system. The farm leads training programs for Black, Latinx and Indigenous aspiring growers and works to dismantle racism in the food system through a low-cost fresh food delivery service for people living under food apartheid. Copies of Penniman’s books, "Black Earth Wisdom" and “Farming While Black” will be available for purchase and she will sign following the conversation.